Lawn and crop sprinkler



Dec. 30, 1952 z. WIESELTIER LAWN AND CROP SPRINKLER Filed June 2. 1949 6 zzniw 5 jnuevzl'or. 755V M5611 775/1 Patented Dec. 30, 1952 UNITED STATES TENT OFFICE Application June 2, 1949, Serial No. 96,675 In Israel February 18, 1949 2 Claims.

The present invention relates to lawn and crop sprinklers of the non rotating type. it is the object of the invention to provide a sprinkler which can be manufactured at low cost, which is not exposed to the likelihood of being easily clogged by impurities of the water, which has a good performance giving a sufiiciently fine dispersion of the spray and a sufficient length of throw.

To this end the new sprinkler comprises a preferably vertical mouthpiece from which the jet of water gushes, a bafiie plate above the opening of the said mouthpiece and one further bafde plate superposed on the first named one and spaced therefrom and having an opening being in register with that of the mouthpiece, but being smaller than that opening. Every bafiie plate, no matter what their number, has an opening smaller than the opening in the plate below, except the uppermost plate which has no such opening.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figs. 1 and 2 show the new sprinkler in two elevational views, turned through 90 against each other, Fig. 3 and 4 are vertical sections thereof respectively and Fig. 5 is a top view of the device.

An inverted cup I, shaped as a hexagonal screw nut has a bore 2 in its bottom. Cup I forms a mouthpiece and is destined to be screwed on the upper end of a riser (not shown) and to function as a nozzle. A. bafile plate 3 is connected with part I by two oppositely arranged ribs i. The ribs 4-, baffle plate 3, and cup I cooperate to define a lower delivery slot having upper and lower walls. Above the ballie plate 3 there is provided a second baiiie plate 5 connected to the first plate 4 by two oppositely arranged ribs 6 located in staggered relation to the ribs 4. The ribs 6 cooperate with the baiile plates 3 and 5 to define an upper delivery slot having upper and lower bounding walls. Baffle plate 3 has a central hole 1 in line with bore 2, but of a diameter smaller than that of the latter. The jet leaving through bore 2 is partly dispersed by the baffle 3 and partly enters the bore 1 to be dispersed by the baflie 5. As clearly illustrated in Figures 3 and 4, the upper and lower delivery slots each including a pair of communicating passageways diverging upwardly and outwardly with respect to the longitudinal outer line of the sprinkler and on opposite sides of the center line.

The radial spray leaving the gap between the top of part I and the baflle plate 3 is interrupted by the ribs 4 with the resul that the part of the field corresponding to the range of the spray taken up by these ribs is not properly watered. This deficiency is made up by the spray dispersed by baiiie 5, covering the range not watered through the presence of ribs 4.

What I claim is:

1. A lawn and crop sprinkler comprising a mouthpiece having a longitudinally extending opening, a first baille plate spaced from said mouthpiece, said bafile plate being provided with an aperture aligned with the opening of said mouthpiece, a first pair of ribs arranged in substantially spaced parallel relation with respect to each other intermediate said mouthpiece and first bafile plate and secured therebetween, said first pair of ribs, baflie plate and mouthpiece cooperating to define a first delivery slot, a second bafile plate arranged in superposed spaced relation with respect to said first bafile plate, and a second pair of ribs arranged in substantially spaced parallel relation with respect to each other and in staggered relation with respect to said first pair of ribs, said second pair of ribs being arranged intermediate said first and second bafile plate and secured therebetween, said second pair of ribs and said baflle plates cooperating to define a second delivery slot arranged substantially transversely of said first delivery slot.

2. A claim according to claim 1, wherein said mouthpiece is vertically disposed and wherein each of said delivery slots is provided by a pair of communicating passageways diverging upwardly and outwardly with respect to the longitudinal center line of said sprinkler and on opposite sides of said center line.

Z. WIESELTIER.

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